3RD-4TH CENTURY BCE ETRUSCAN VOTIVE HEAD

modeled with wide almond-shaped eyes, parted mouth, and flowing hair, mold-made, with wooden core, atop modern base; height of head only: 28 cm (11 in.), including base: 32.5 cm (12 3/4 in.)

PROVENANCE
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, December 9, 1981, lot 221
Private collection, New York, acquired at the above. (Copy of invoice available upon request)

CONDITION
The head appears in age-appropriate condition. Overall surface dust, rubbing and roughness visible to the head. Flaking resulting in losses, most notably to the face and nose. A vertical crack visible to the lower front edge. Visible repair to the back of the head. Photographs presented in the catalogue are representative of condition.

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Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

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